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Modular Abalone Fountain

January 15, 2020 ellen Leave a comment

This modular abalone fountain sits on a redwood platform on top. The components are attached by slipping them down the…

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abalone shell fountain

Silver Heart Fountain

October 1, 2019 ellen Leave a comment

Fountain #3 got it’s name from the aluminum heart we added to the front. It’s the fountain that has gone…

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Nature Favors the Prepared

May 18, 2019 ellen Leave a comment

We are heading into the teeth of a storm, going up to Cassel CA prepped with a 20’x20’ tarp. We…

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Aquae Vitae

April 17, 2019 ellen Leave a comment

More later but we are excited to have (almost) finished our (first?) kinetic fountain: Aquae Vitae! A few minor tweaks…

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wooden turkey yard art

Quick Project: Yard Art Turkey

November 19, 2018 ellen Leave a comment

The fountains are fun but they take quite a bit of time as we have to make each piece. And…

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Posted in: wood work, yard art
drilling a hole in the copper bracket

The Tipsy Fountain Preview (Fountain #4) – A Work in Progress

August 6, 2018 ellen 1 Comment

We’ve been spending a few hours every weekend working on another fountain. After making the one with the bottles that…

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Posted in: fountain, kinetic, welding, wood work, yard art

Olive Wood

July 31, 2018 ellen Leave a comment

We’ve been playing with this gorgeous olive wood. The three lighter colored knives are olive wood. It really varies as…

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Posted in: kitchenware, wood work
silver heart fountain with succulents

Sculptures and Fountain at the Ruth Bancroft Garden

June 11, 2018 ellen 1 Comment

The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek is an amazing place, full of succulents and drought-tolerant plants from around the…

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Posted in: shows, yard art
ebony cheese knives and dip spreaders

Ebony Cheese Knives or Dip Spreaders

April 24, 2018 ellen Leave a comment

Once we made the first board, we started talking about cheese knives. Marlo had two old pieces of ebony. They…

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Posted in: kitchenware, wood work
ebony cheese knife and hand carved cherry cheese board

Cheese Boards from Cherry

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I have never done any wood carving before but Marlo got the idea to make a couple of cheeseboards from…

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